The development of the Russian state can…
1252 CE to 1395 CE
The development of the Russian state can be traced from Vladimir-Suzdal' through Muscovy to the Russian Empire.
Muscovy draws people and wealth to the northeastern periphery of Kievan Rus'; establishes trade links to the Baltic Sea, the White Sea, and the Caspian Sea and to Siberia; and creates a highly centralized and autocratic political system.
Muscovite political traditions, therefore, exert a powerful influence on Russian society.
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Lithuanians (Eastern Balts)
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Slavs, East
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Rus' people
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Novgorod, Principality of
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Rurik dynasty
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Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
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Poles (West Slavs)
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Christians, Roman Catholic
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Christians, Eastern Orthodox
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Mongols
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Novgorod Republic
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Vladimir-Suzdal, Great Principality of
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Galicia–Volhynia, Principality of
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Mongol Empire
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Golden Horde, Khanate of the (Mongol Khanate)
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Galicia–Volhynia, Kingdom of
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Galicia–Volhynia, Kingdom of
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Palaiologan dynasty
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Moscow, Principality of
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Belarusians (East Slavs)
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Russians (East Slavs)
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Ukrainians (East Slavs)
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Poland of the later Piasts, Kingdom of
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Lithuania, Grand Duchy of
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Poland of the Jagiellonians, Kingdom of
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Lithuania, Grand Duchy of
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